Marches & Teach-In at Occupy DC Today

(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)Despite evictions in New York, Oakland and Portland in recent days, the Occupy movement continues to mobilize against Wall Street greed, with several local actions planned in conjunction with the 2-month anniversary of Occupy Wall Street and the AFL-CIO’s National Day of Action. Here in the nation’s capital, international unions and locals have teamed up with the DC occupations to carry out actions across the District. A 2-day march by CWA that began yesterday morning in Silver Spring will end at Occupy DC in McPherson Square today around 2p. CWA was joined by local leaders along the route including Metro Council president Jos Williams. Starting at noon today, the Washington Teachers Union Local 6 and the American Federation of Teachers will conduct a teach-in at McPherson Square, demanding better technology for schools, affordable education for students, safe roads and bridges for the community, and good jobs for the city. The noontime teach-in will be followed by a march to the Key Bridge at 2:30p, where SEIU’s OurDC plans to line the sides of the bridge from 4p to 6p to “call on Congress to create jobs, stop cuts, and make Wall Street banks pay.” Click here for more information on today’s actions. - image: Occupy Wall Street poster for November 17 Day of Action